Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Job knew where temptation lay. We know what temps us, don’t we? We have enough experience with sin and mistakes to know our own weaknesses. Making covenant and keeping covenant can be an important aspect of spiritual life, but when we make a covenant with self, we have a weak covenant partner.

When the enemy attacks we know it. Self-preservation kicks in and self cooperates with will and safe haven is sought. But the enemy isn’t stupid. Rarely does he make the obvious attack. He knows the obvious will be met with the trumpet call and he hates the trumpet call. The enemy is more subtle than that.

Sunday I told the church that I had been troubled lately. I announced that I have the keys to the kingdom, there is no room denied me. I also said that leaving the keys in my pocket availed me nothing.

Sunday night I found myself fumbling with the keys trying to unlock the door to safe haven. The Lord came along beside me and said, “You have the right key. This is the wrong door.”

So many times we fail to reach safe haven because we seek the wrong door. All the frustration I had been feeling these past weeks was in trying to gain access outside His will. I saw a need and I wanted to help. It was like a covenant with myself. Self didn’t cooperate.

Right key, wrong door.